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What is our Destiny
Nov 03, 23
What is our destiny? I have often wondered this, and I have to say it is very hard to come up with an answer. We can search for a lifetime without ever having a clue, so we just drift along, either working until the end or doing other odd jobs to see if something clicks.
I have to say I wonder if there is a better way that I haven t discovered at this time, but if anyone should have an answer to this, I would definitely like to know.
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  • Your Destiny will be Death if you pursue the things of this world, which is ruled by Satan, the devil (Revelation 12:12, John 8:44), or your Destiny will be Eternal Life on this earth if you pursue righteousness by following God's son, Jesus Christ's example (2 Peter 3:9, John 17:3). It's not really Destiny, but a choice. God gave us free will. We have to choose our own path, or destiny. (Matthew 7:13,14). ;-D
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    • Take this matter to the Lord mam and be patient .He will show you the way and there must be something in store for you .It may just be a change from within but if you aren't content then you are not there yet .! Who would know better than our creator?
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      • Our destiny is what we make it. Ultimately our judgements determine an outcome whether it's good or bad. We just need to do our best at life. If you want a change in direction from your current path then you have to make an effort to change, whether that's taking a risk with a new job, travelling or getting an education etc.
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        • God puts you on earth to write your own destiny. Whether it be elon Musk mark Zuckerberg sly Stallone Arnie swazenneger and so forth and finally you. Your destiny is to be you. You don't have to be famous you don't have to be rich you just need to have 2 things good health and be happy Loretta.
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          • Destiny is already written by God for us We only have to execute it in the way that can make our life easy and peaceful
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            • He has a hoped for destiny but the fact is he gives us the choice and choices.He will guide you if you let him and intervene when you get into troubles or make dumb decisions but still unless you are willing to live his way and do as he says then it's your life because he gave it to you and the right to choose .
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          • my destiny???,, i'm retired, in a few years my ashes will be deposited into an urn that looks like a fishing bobber, and on the front it says,, "gone fishing",, then someone that has already been selected, will deposit my ashes into the ocean on the equator,, it looks just like this,, but my best freind made it for me,,, https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31vmKGdfpnL._AC_UL480_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg
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            • Just live the moment as nothing will last
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              • If you do some others say your mental, if don't do you mental, if you don't do what you want you mental. In end do what you want as everything they say you mental.
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                • My destiny is to keep living till I die.
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                  • Try and do the best you can make a good life for yourself and a safe future for your children -- and hope the idiots who think they know better don't ruin what is a great planet!
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                    • Dirt.. And the worms will love you..
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                      • To become lackeys of China when they take over the world, of course, at 75 years of age, it won't be too long for me, sorry.
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                        • I often wonder the same thing Loretta, there are a lot of good answers here, and some beautiful stories, but I think everyone will know when that time comes.
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                          • Destiny is when you meet your man .Again when you have your children.When you secure your dream job,All the things you dream about ,when they come true that is destiny in other words "you get what you are meant to have"
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                            • Being a good person, being happy and being at peace.
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                              • by being a good considered person will come back to you in heaps
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                                • I say just enjoy your life. Your life is what you make it. I don't really believe we have a particular destiny myself.
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                                  • Just be happy with the life you have
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                                    • I think you make your own destiny. Within reason. There are some things which are out of our hands, but I think we do have free agency for a reason. I think some people try to influence others and push them to do things also. I hope that they learn that this is not the way to act, and in the end what you do comes back on you.
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                                      • Oh, me too!
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                                        • Meditation and deep inward work will help you find all the answers you need 🙂
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                                          • when you are truly happy you will know you are where you are supposed to be, i recently retired to look after my grandkids, and I lost my job through COVID, which devastated me as I was the provider I worked and worked to provide what I thought my family needed my little man hunter at the time was 3 nonverbal and fairly high on the autism scale, my wife and I did what a lot of grandparents do I suppose and got involved anyways 3 years on this little man chats your ear off goes to special school has a few friends and to be apart of this process has been the greatest thing I have done so if all the mishaps have guided me here I am happy that i am living my destiny
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                                            • start believing in our creator find a great church that will encourage you to read the bible. the worldly way is no hope. But our heavenly father gives us hope for the future. The Lord loves us all unconditionally he is very forgiving and understanding. Just try him you won't change straight away but you will in time believe me.😀
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                                              • Psalm 37:29, "The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it." Please read Isaiah 65:17-25 to see the destiny of this earth. What's left? The Great Tribulation, Armageddon, the destruction of the wicked people ruining the earth, the resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous, the 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ and the 144,000 over the earth, the release of Satan, the devil, and his demons one last time to test the ones on earth, the destruction of Satan, his demons and the ones on earth who turn against God, then eternal peace and the bringing of the earth back into a paradise where only the righteous will live forever. This is our Destiny! You have the choice to either live forever on a paradise earth, never aging, getting sick or dying, or you can choose to be removed from earth forever, going to the grave. ;-D
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                                                • Destiny is either the right or wrong choices we make in life. We all get paid back in the circle of life but not with money
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                                                  • your destiny is what you make it from your decisions and planning throughout your life.
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                                                    • I achieved my destiny when I retired
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                                                      • Your destiny is the culmination of your thoughts and focus, so be careful and choose your thoughts mindfuly. Without focus we are like small boats on a rough sea, tossed in all different directions
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                                                        • You choose your own destiny. How cruel would it be for a person to be born with their life already planned for them. What sort of a creator would be so cruel? We are born with the power to know right from wrong and are free to decide. We choose to drift or plan our life so our destiny is in our own hands. If you get to the end of your life and decide you have wasted it, that was your choice. Remember, tomorrow might be the last day of your life so waste it or use it, the choice is yours.
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                                                          • I don't believe in destiny, I believe in a loop, we go around and around and gather people and beliefs along the way. My Mother died on a lounger on the shore in Raro, the best way to die, she also set the funeral home on fire after she had gone. She worked in charity, raising a family and looked after her husband when he had a head injury...her destiny was nothing, what she did in her life was not reconised properly, but we know and will try to instill in our kids how awesome she was and how they can try to be at least 50% of the person she was
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                                                            • Your Destiny is the result the opportunties that are put in front of you and the decisions you make with them. then you die. 😜
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                                                              • Everyone has their own truth. My is based on learning and my own life experience. Destiny for me is knowing that every victory,every failure,challenge,heartbreak and happiness has led me to this point in time right now. Who I am currently. There is a book I read about palmistry I found interesting. Basically of your two hands one is the hand you are born with,the other is the hand you live. If you look at your hands over time,barring injury,the lines on one hand remain virtually the same,the other changes. The first is a map,of what you wanted to achieve when you came into being,the other hand reflects the life you have actually lived. Interesting theory.
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                                                                • I just throw it all out to the universe and most of the time I get a direction
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                                                                  • I haven't thought about my destiny except when my time is at its end that God will take me and give me a beautiful life for my spirit wherever in Heaven I will be.
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                                                                    • Is destiny real???? We live our lives by the choices we make. Hindsight is the most useless tool we have as we can't travel back in time and change anything. Though as humans our race is doomed to plunder this earth and kill each other because of pathetically small differences we see in others or based on religious beliefs. Is that destiny or fate or just the enevitable? I'm glad I'll be long gone before the new generations screw it all up beyond repair.
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                                                                      • To pay taxes for wars we don't want, until we die and even then are loved ones have to pay death duties on what we leave them in our will. Gosh I love Australia's laws!!!!
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                                                                        • Not sure we all make our own destiny every day
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                                                                          • Destiny, like people, is unpredictable!!
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                                                                            • Why are we here? It does make you wonder. Are there plans for the human race more than we have now? Maybe, maybe not.
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                                                                              • Please see my post, Wendy, or go to jw.org online to find the answers to your questions! ;-D
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                                                                            • your lifes destiny is what you make of each and every day. Just do your best to do no harm to yourself or other, you will have lived well
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                                                                              • Being led tot he slaughter house by the cheapest Politicians that Political Parties can afford while all the time telling us what a great job they are doing to save us all. The reality is all are lining their own pockets at our expense while wasting Tax Payer Money on their mates that have corrupted them all to get reelected.
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                                                                                • I don't know. Although I could say my destiny was to live to 117 years old, I doubt it though.
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                                                                                  • Destiny, in my opinion, is just another human construct to ease the pain of failure (it's just not your destiny to succeed) or celebrate with your successes The only reason for your success is because it's your destiny. Unless of course, you come from a galaxy far, far, away....
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                                                                                    • thank you Loretta destiny? remains the unfathomable
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                                                                                      • We all have different opinions on what that is. Doesn’t me you need to knock someone else for thinking differently
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                                                                                        • You are destined to live with the choices you make. If you don’t like the destination, make different choices.
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                                                                                          • unfortunately each one of us standing on this earth do not know what destiny holds only God can decide , If something is meant to be and destine for us it will happen, going against it can be harmful .
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                                                                                            • To eventually die
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                                                                                              • Our destiny is in our own hands and we have to make the best of what we have and have a positive attitude towards the future.
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                                                                                                • Our destiny is to pay taxes for our hard work.
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                                                                                                  • Ask God to show you the way.
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                                                                                                    • God created us and once we accept him we know why were here. Ask him into your life and he will give you all the answers you need.
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                                                                                                      • Be well, keep grounded and stay happy with what you have, you either have the power to change your destiny or you take one day at a time and go with the flow, be kind and feel Blessed x
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                                                                                                        • I'll find out when the time comes, as I cannot predict the furture
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                                                                                                          • I think you make your destiny as long as you are happy its up to you how it ends up just live your life to the full and be happy with what you have
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                                                                                                            • Think we can have several destinies?
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                                                                                                              • Daniel I'm with you - God created us and we each have a destiny that He has prepared for us and as we seek Him throughout our lives He will keep us on the right path. The Bible tells us that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
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                                                                                                                • Go with the flow and make your own destiny.
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                                                                                                                  • Life & what you make of it. Sometimes the choice is made for you.
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                                                                                                                    • Destination is a choice One you make One that is made for you My destiny is to have a healthy and happy family which I have achieved Destiny made for me, I’m hoping that I win lotto
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                                                                                                                      • It depends on the destiny
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                                                                                                                        • Our destiny is too big a word! If I am a politician, certainly I can get used to say it from time to time to get the number of votes. Perhaps my destiny will be it. Am enjoying my life, sacked my boss (don’t like to use the term retirement). I have saved my hard earned $ into super during my working life. It’s time to spend the $. Unfortunately I won’t be eligible for Oz government old age pension. Anyhow I don’t mind, should have enough - I think 🤣. Here and there, out lunch and afternoon tea. TaiChi exercise in the morning. What more could you asked for 😂🤗
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                                                                                                                          • Whatever comes our way. Just accept what you have now.
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                                                                                                                            • You have to make it happen, believe in yourself.
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                                                                                                                          • WHAT WE MAKE IT
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                                                                                                                            • I do have a desteny and it is mine alone between myself and God. I try to share what I can with others whenever I can. I have a good life for the most part,
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                                                                                                                              • Not sure
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                                                                                                                                • My grandfather told me when I was very young that we all only get so many heartbeats and only God knows since he is the one who made us and our own individual heart. From that as a child I learned that our life is made up of what we choose for good or bad. Not everyone makes the same decisions but our decision is ours to make.
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                                                                                                                                  • To have a good life watch our children and grandchildren grow and enjoy the time we have.
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                                                                                                                                    • This is kind of a loaded gun question.... But for me as a Christian I believe we can only truely find our sense of destiny and purpose in Jesus.
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                                                                                                                                      • Still wondering that myself
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                                                                                                                                        • Love your life and others and get on with life and stay above ground.
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                                                                                                                                          • What ever we make even if something that breaks you happens. We can decide.
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                                                                                                                                            • Take risks and try new things, maybe our destiny is to help others or be happy with what we have.
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                                                                                                                                              • Involve with community. set up a woman group, even if just gossip and tea. Good ideas will come out of it
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                                                                                                                                                • I am retired, have had my children that have all left to their own lives and my purpose in life has gone with more and more difficult things to do. What I need to do is find and make my own destiny and find a purpose in life and not leave it up to others to do. I garden looking for ways and easier ways to do this. I am not saying that others should garden to find a purpose. I wright stories to get lost in my own dreams with no plans to share what I scribble. I love to make things and often looking for ways to capture the wind with my wind powered creations. A canvas and paint it gives me a purpose in life I hope that you can find your own path forward and not some else's path because you will end up in some else's garden shed and it can be a little dark there.
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                                                                                                                                                  • Quote - “we are visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to grow, to learn, to love and then to return home” taken from an aboriginal belief. We are masters of our own destiny! This I have guided my children to learn…
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                                                                                                                                                    • In many cases your destiny is whatever you decide to make it. For many because of where they were born or who their parents were really don't stand a chance. But for the major of us our destiny can only be blamed on ourselves. To prove this, if your destiny turned out to be very positive you would want or expect credit for that, you must then be willing to take responsibility for your shortcomings, or a negative destiny.
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                                                                                                                                                      • My destiny is to have a lot of money before I die.
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                                                                                                                                                        • I can help you with this. Just spend less that what you get😉
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                                                                                                                                                      • win a lotto ticket
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                                                                                                                                                        • Forrest Gump asked his mother that. I have not found an answer to that question. So far it is not what I would have wished on anyone.
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                                                                                                                                                          • I've tried calling God but the line is always busy!
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                                                                                                                                                            • Try getting on your knees, and have honest heart
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                                                                                                                                                            • "Keep on knocking", keep trying, and He will hear you if you are praying "according to His will". ;-D
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                                                                                                                                                            • LATupulua S
                                                                                                                                                              Every day:)
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                                                                                                                                                          • I just am glad I wake up every day and maybe it will be a good day. I hoped something would come along that I would be passionate about but it never did. I worked, got married, had children, got divorced, worked again and now I am retired struggling to exist. I hope I have been a good child, mother and friend to the people who have been in my life. Some people are lucky and have a good education and others have been lucky to have good jobs they have enjoyed and earnt good money to be able to live a full life. Money does not bring happiness but it makes the pathway a lot smoother. Some people believe in fate, faith, luck whatever. Your life is what it is. Some can make it a good one, some can drift as you say and others have just horrible lives. Are any of them ones destiny - I think it is just what it is.
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                                                                                                                                                            • Be strong, be happy and believe in yourself. Never too late to try your own mind power. Happy mind, happy life. 🙏🤗
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                                                                                                                                                          • No answers, just my core belief system at work, hopeful; providing insight. DESTINY is what you are meant to do. It is your soul's dream for you. While FATE happens when you don't take responsibility for your life. DESTINY is what happens when you commit to growing, learning, and taking chances. DESTINY is not absolutely predetermined, but more like a beautiful, perfect, deeply meaningful plan (that is tailored to suit you - and only you). It is the force (Destiny) that some people think controls what happens in the future (your future), and which cannot be influenced by people (or the public).
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                                                                                                                                                            • Perfectly explained, “we are masters of our own destiny”
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                                                                                                                                                            • Thanks.
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                                                                                                                                                            • Well said and I have nothing further to add. Thanks. Have a good one!
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                                                                                                                                                            • Thanks.
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                                                                                                                                                          • Don't think too hard, you may have already found it. Depends how old you are I guess. Live in the moment and stop wasting time wondering.
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                                                                                                                                                            • This is the crucial existential question. We can wrack our brains all our lives and get nowhere.
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                                                                                                                                                              • It's so hard to answer that. Some people will say we're all here for a purpose, but if that's the case, then how come so many don't know what it is, or take the wrong path? Other people think it's just a random universe with no rhyme or reason, we're here, we die, we cease to exist, and that's damned depressing! Some people say to put your faith in God to know your destiny, but that won't help atheists. I envy people who choose a path because they seemed to know from childhood that they wanted to be a doctor, writer, artist, lawyer, whatever, and it worked out for them. That's how it should be for everybody.
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                                                                                                                                                                • To even consider a destiny suggests a belief in something beyond yourself and your senses. Consider an eat pray love journey like Julia roberts did or go budget and journey thru your own neighbour hood, share some cookies, inspirational quotes and hugs...and see what happens. Or u can just do your usual but try smiling more, working like u own the place and choosing joy...
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                                                                                                                                                                  • NOT TO DIE YOUNG
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Your destiny is whatever you make it. life is good, go make your own destiny.
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                                                                                                                                                                      • You are wonderful and unique.....just like everyone else
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Hi Loretta, you are not alone! Most of us feel the same way I’m sure…They say meditation, turn within as it’s all inside us not really the material external world we are brought up in. Try to be mindful each day & be grateful for what we have now not what we don’t have. I wish you all the very best 🙏🌻
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                                                                                                                                                                          • I don't have a destiny.
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